Your phone is dirtier than a toilet—seriously | Lotti Tajouri | TEDxBrisbane
20K views · Jul 31, 2026 · Nonprofits & Activism
Comments · 77
@TEDx · 2 months ago · pinned
Be honest: how often do you clean your phone?
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@maugerhazel2808 · 1 month ago
What an incredible talk and as a healthcare worker for over 10 years, this is is a much needed talk! Very proud to be one of Dr Lotti’s students in Biomed.
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@eriberry7 · 1 month ago
Had him as a lecturer 🫡 Rlly passionate person!!
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@turbaninators5150 · 1 month ago
Incredible That I have had you as my Professor, your an absolute legend who deserves all the respect and success coming to you. Keep it up Lotti
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@ronenbenin5157 · 1 month ago
What a powerful message! People, clean your phones!
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@juanitamwheeler · 2 months ago
Lotti, what a clear, memorable and deeply practical talk. I've used more phone-cleaning wipes in the last six months than I have in my entire life.<br><br>It was a privilege to work with you as this idea was shaped, refined, rehearsed and brought to the TEDxBrisbane red circle.<br><br>You took complex microbiology and made it immediately understandable, relevant and impossible to ignore.<br><br>This is exactly the kind of idea people will carry with them into everyday life — possibly every time they pick up their phone.<br><br>And I'm incredibly grateful to the TEDx Editorial Team in New York for recognising this as a valuable and timely idea for a global audience.
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@therealeden9034 · 2 months ago
Very insightful… the phone is really a third hand. I’ll try to remember this!
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@EWEZUGACHUKWUNNACHETAM · 1 month ago
This is truly insightful Lotti and many people should be aware of this
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@AhmadHijazi-d1x · 1 month ago
Very insightful and well delivered talk, you can hear the passion in his voice! A change needs to be made👏👏
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@Nic_Dyson · 1 month ago
Lottie, this had us in stitches in rehearsal. "No More Babies!" I'm so thrilled this is out in the world for everyone to enjoy - and learn from.
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@marielebreton7137 · 2 months ago
I love this man’s passion! <br>Lesson: wash your hands - all three of them!!!
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@milkshakes_for_marleigh · 1 month ago
Absolutely brilliant TEDx Talk!
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